Jo-Lynn Brown

One Liners Polk: Lakeland Regional Health, Watson Clinic and more

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► Lakeland Regional Health plans to build a new, free-standing emergency department at 6150 S. Florida Ave. (Pictured above) ► The Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved a $2.3 million grant that will be used to develop affordable housing at Grove Manor Apartments, in Winter Haven.  ► The Lakeland City Commission voted 6-1 on … Read more

Economic Development 2023: The business of tourism

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In 2022, Hillsborough County tourist development tax numbers (also known as the “bed tax,” which is a fee collected by the county for each night someone rents a hotel room) broke records as November totaled $5.76 million, a 46.2% increase over the previous November. This was the best in the county’s history, according to the … Read more

One Liners Sarasota and Manatee: Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Whitacker Lofts and more

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► Whitaker Lofts, at 1400 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, a commercial property that will house a complex of high-end apartments and retail space, has sold for $1.7 million. (Pictured above) ► Mike Migone, senior investment adviser for SVN Commercial Advisory Group, managed the sale of a property for Whitaker Lofts, at 1400 N. Tamiami Trail, … Read more

One Liners Pasco: Moffitt Cancer Center’s Speros, Tunnel to Towers and more

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► Moffitt Cancer Center, a Tampa-based cancer research center, unveiled Speros FL as the name of its planned 775-acre global innovation center in Pasco County. ► The San Antonio Lumber Company, in San Antonio, Fl., is celebrating its 100th Year in business.  ► Gulfside Elementary, in Holiday, launched telemedicine services, the first within Pasco County … Read more

Black Dog Venture Partners and Raze to provide new opportunity for entrepreneurs raising capital

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Black Dog Venture Partners announced a new partnership with Raze Fintech, a private fundraising platform, that will expand fundraising services to help entrepreneurs and businesses raise capital. As part of the partnership, Raze and Black Dog Venture Partners will host a webinar titled “Raze with Revenue,” on March 29, at 1:00 p.m., to explore how … Read more

The William Stanley CFO Group launches in Tampa Bay

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Michelle Delker, a chief financial officer, has launched a new financial services firm, The William Stanley CFO Group, in Tampa. Delker has nearly twenty years of experience in key finance roles and has spent nearly a decade in both publicly traded and private companies. She has worked with Bloomin’ Brands and Granite Services, a GE … Read more

Tampa Bay Business Women Awards 2023: Elizabeth Dvorak

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Elizabeth Dvorak is the chief executive officer for Workscapes. She began her career in commercial furniture in 1991, with a top furniture dealership in Atlanta, Georgia. Nearly six years later, she decided to go out on her own and founded Workscapes. She and her husband, Richard, purchased a dealership in Orlando and relocated there with … Read more